Employee Engagement

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Introduction References Research Employee Engagement Examples Content Employee engagement is the connection people feel to their work that results in higher levels of performance, commitment and loyalty.

Engaged employees tend to generate high performance business outcomes as measured by increased sales, improved productivity, enhanced employee retention, and bottom line profitability. Who Is Responsible?

The Engagement Problem

Who Are The Disengaged?

Increasing Engagement Positive work relationships

Good fit between person’s skills and job requirements

Regular feedback on employee performance

Opportunities to learn new skills

Giving employees greater control over their work

Celebrating progress

Communicating the direction/strategy of the organization

Access to a role model/mentor

Bonuses and financial awards

Salary and benefits Who Is Responsible? A few indicated that employees are primarily responsible for their own engagement. It is a question of organizations engaging employees, not employees engaging themselves. Majority indicated that engaging employees is the responsibility of those who can influence the organization’s work environment and processes. Almost seven out of 10 professionals indicated that engagement is a problem in their organizations.

There are some differences between work environments. Those working in government and business sectors were most likely to identify engagement as a problem; people in education and not-for-profit organizations saw it as less so.

More than 96% of respondents rated addressing employee engagement as important or very important. Less than half of 1% saw engagement as an issue of no importance. Engagement Problem Most Common Results Of Engaged Employees 1. Willingness to do more than expected2. Higher productivity3. Better working relationships4. More satisfied customers5. Greater loyalty to the organization6. Improved communication7. Less turnover8. Fewer absences Most Common Results Of Disengaged Employees 1. Dysfunctional work relationships2. Lower productivity3. Unwillingness to go beyond job description4. Higher turnover5. More absences6. Frustrated customers7. Poor communication8. Disloyalty Engagement happens when staff feel in control of their situation and can make decisions about the way in which work is completed. What could leaders do more of to improve employee engagement? Increasing Engagement Psychometrics Canada. (2011). Control, Opportunity & Leadership – A Study of Employee Engagement in the Canadian Workplace. Retrieved from http://psychometrics.com/docs/engagement_study.pdf Hyatt Hotels & Resorts:Leverages the power of peer-to-peer influence and social networking to connect and empower 300 Green Teams worldwide

Walmart:Helping more than 2 million associates in 28 countries take everyday steps to live healthier, greener lives

Google: Encourage involvement and chunk program into easy steps that’ll let all employees participate Bemporad, R. (2010, February 28). Employee Engagement: Five Companies That Get It. The Triple Bottom Line: Sustainable Business, Social Entrepreneurs, CSR and more.... Retrieved from http://triplepundit.com/2012/02/employee-engagement-five-companies/ Bemporad, R. (2010, February 28). Employee Engagement: Five Companies That Get It. The Triple Bottom Line: Sustainable Business, Social Entrepreneurs, CSR and more.... Retrieved from http://triplepundit.com/2012/02/employee-engagement-five-companies/

InvolveUK. (2012, February 9). What Do People Do All Day? –Employee Engagement. Retrieved from